General term for a piece of stone or rock, often used in contexts like jewelry, building materials, or natural objects.
この指輪には小さなストーンがついている。
This ring has a small stone set in it.
I like putting rhinestones on my nails.
庭に大きなストーンを置いた。
I placed a large stone in the garden.
Refers to precious or semi-precious stones used in jewelry; also used for small decorative items.
彼女は誕生日にストーンのついたネックレスをもらった。
She received a necklace with a gemstone for her birthday.
Imperial unit of weight equal to 14 pounds, used mainly in the UK. Not a common Japanese measurement.
彼の体重は12ストーンだ。
He weighs 12 stone.
curling stone; curling rock
The heavy granite stone used in the sport of curling.
カーリングでは、ストーンを氷の上で滑らせる。
In curling, you slide the stone across the ice.
カーリングでは選手がストーンを投げる。
In curling, the players throw the stone.
His weight is 12 stone.
石 or gemstone-shaped ストーン are typically counted with 個, the general counter for small objects.
keystone
sunstone
pizza stone
oilstone
colored gemstone; gemstone other than diamond
Borrowed from English 'stone'.
power stone; healing crystal; gemstone totem